A PALATIAL VIEW

Flanked by Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, grandsons Harry and William, and William's wife Kate, Queen Elizabeth II waves to her loyal subjects from the balcony at Buckingham Palace as she wraps up her historic Diamond Jubilee on June 5. "I hope that memories of all this year's happy events will brighten our lives for many years to come," the monarch said of her four-day celebration in a videotaped message to the masses.